Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

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3. MORPHOLOGY



  1. vah Aap BaI maohnat krta hO ̧ dUsaraoM kao BaI krvaata hO.
    vah a:p bhi: mehnat karta: h ́, du:srõko bhi: karva:ta: h ́.
    he self part hard work do is others-obl dat part do-caus is
    He works hard himself and makes others work hard too.

  2. Aap Apnao Aap/ svayaM / svat: BaI yah kama kr sakto hOM.
    a:p apne a:p/svayam/ svatah bhi: yah ka:m kar sakte h ́~.
    you self part this work do-abl are
    You can do this work yourself.


In the case of oblique forms, the particle BaI bhi: is placed after the
postposition, not between the pronoun and the postposition.


The particle BaI bhi: is used with different types of adjectives. It
always follows the adjectives.



  1. vah laD,kI sauMdr BaI hO AaOr bauiwmaana BaI.
    vah larki: sundar bhi: h ́ ør buddhima:n bhi:.
    that girl beautiful part is and intelligent part
    That girl is beautiful as well as intelligent.

  2. iktnao BaI maja,dUr @yaaoM na AaeÐ ̧ yah kama Aaja nahIM hao sakta.
    kitne bhi: mazdu:r kyõ na a:yẽ, yah ka:m a:j nahĩ: ho sakta:.
    how much part laborers neg come-subj this work today neg
    possible
    No matter how many laborers come, this work cannot be
    finished today.

  3. [sa dukana pr iklaao Bar BaI caInaI nahIM hO.
    is duka:n par kilo bhar bhi: ci:ni: nahĩ: h ́.
    this shop at kilogram about part sugar neg is
    There is not even a kilogram of sugar in this shop.

  4. kOsaa BaI kama hao ̧ vah kr laogaa.
    k ́sa: bhi: ka:m ho, vah kar lega:.
    what type part work be he do explicator-fut
    No matter what type of work it is, he would be able to do it.


In (29), (30), and (31), the particle BaI bhi: is merely an emphatic
marker. In (32), however, the expression kOsaa BaI k ́sa: bhi: is a


combined phrase meaning ‘any type of.’ If BaI bhi: is deleted, the

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